tradition something that people have done for a long time, and continue to do
honor strong moral beliefs and standards of behavior that make people respect and trust you
discipline controlled behavior in which people obey rules and orders
excellence extremely good or of very high quality
Neil: Todd’s roommate; Neil’s father is very controlling; Neil did summer school Todd: Neil’s roommate transferred to Welton; Todd’s brother was “one of school’s finest”; does not like to speak in front of people Knox: brown hair; looks like Charlie; his father is a friend of the Danbury’s; he meets Kris and falls in love Charlie: brown hair; looks like Knox; very outgoing; sometimes says things without thinking Cameron: short red hair; brown noser; very anal—uses ruler when writing notes Pitts: brown hair and crew cut; reads the poem “To the Virgins, Make Much of Time” Meeks: glasses and longer red hair than Cameron; considered to be a genius Mr. Perry: Neil’s father; tries to control Neil Mr. Keating: English teacher; “seize the day” Kris: blond hair; Knox calls her “Mrs. Danbury?”; is dating Chet Chet: very spoiled; jerk; is dating Kris
The Four Pillars of Hell-ton
Travesty - something bad that is not what it should be Horror - something very shocking or frightening Decadence - moral decline as because of excessive indulgence in self-interest Excrement - waste matter from the bowels; feces
Vocabulary
annual – the year book of the class
ceremony - a formal event that happens in public on special occasions
Decadence - moral decline as because of excessive indulgence in self-interest
dedication - hard work or effort that is put into an activity because it is important
discipline- controlled behavior in which people obey rules and orders
drop - "to drop" something is to quit or give it up,
Excellence- extremely good or of very high quality
Excrement - waste matter from the bowels; feces
extra-curricular - school activities outside of classes like clubs and sports
fervent - believing or feeling something very strongly
Honor strong moral beliefs and standards of behavior that make people respect and trust you
Horror - something very shocking or frightening
Ivy League – eight old respected colleges in the northeast of the U.S.:Brown University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Harvard University, Princeton University, the University of Pennsylvania, and Yale University.
jerk - a person who bothers others with a annoying personality
keen - really great
pillar - a basic fact, idea, or principle that something is based upon
preparatory school - a school that is designed to prepare students for a college or university education
slick- a cool person who is good at talking
thrilling - exciting
Tradition -something that people have done for a long time, and continue to do
Travesty - an imitation. Common phrase is "a travesty of justice"
Valedictorian - student with the best grades in class. He usually presents a speech at the graduation ceremony
vaporizer - little device that produces steam to help deal with a cold
Idioms
big shoes to fill - someone in your place before you, did an excellent job and you are going to have to do a lot to be as good.
bootlicking – doing anything to make an authority happy with you
born with his foot in his mouth - always talking stupid/foolish
don’tto test me - don't challenge me
don't mind him - ignore him
looks like a stiff – a person that is not interesting; a dead body
settle down - calm down
tell him off - to yell or curse at him
that’s rich – what you said about a person, could be said about you
Dead Poets Society
Dead Poets Society - Idioms 1
The Four Pillars of Welton
tradition something that people have done for a long time, and continue to do
honor strong moral beliefs and standards of behavior that make people respect and trust you
discipline controlled behavior in which people obey rules and orders
excellence extremely good or of very high quality
Neil: Todd’s roommate; Neil’s father is very controlling; Neil did summer school
Todd: Neil’s roommate transferred to Welton; Todd’s brother was “one of school’s finest”; does
not like to speak in front of people
Knox: brown hair; looks like Charlie; his father is a friend of the Danbury’s; he meets Kris and
falls in love
Charlie: brown hair; looks like Knox; very outgoing; sometimes says things without thinking
Cameron: short red hair; brown noser; very anal—uses ruler when writing notes
Pitts: brown hair and crew cut; reads the poem “To the Virgins, Make Much of Time”
Meeks: glasses and longer red hair than Cameron; considered to be a genius
Mr. Perry: Neil’s father; tries to control Neil
Mr. Keating: English teacher; “seize the day”
Kris: blond hair; Knox calls her “Mrs. Danbury?”; is dating Chet
Chet: very spoiled; jerk; is dating Kris
The Four Pillars of Hell-ton
Horror - something very shocking or frightening
Decadence - moral decline as because of excessive indulgence in self-interest
Excrement - waste matter from the bowels; feces
Vocabulary
Idioms